Shillong, March 24 -- The India senior men's team will begin their AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers Final Round campaign against Bangladesh on Tuesday at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here.
The other two teams in Group A, Singapore and Hong Kong, will also face each other on Tuesday.
As only the group winners qualify for the final tournament in Saudi Arabia, the margin for error is
low, with Manolo Marquez labelling the qualifiers as 'six finals'.
"The first game is always important. It's a short competition, only the top team qualifies for the tournament," said Marquez at the pre-match press conference on Monday.
"There are six games and we need to finish first. We want to get the maximum points possible to qualify for Saudi Arabia," he s...